Before commercial cat food.....

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...
In article ,
But alas not for very long. Modern commercially prepared foods, good
veterinary care and routine vaccinations have vastly extended the life
of domestic pets.

Cite source or retract!!!!!!!!!!


As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

Not to mention the fact that people didn't know (or care) about dog
nutrition. They gave them scraps from the table or killing room, not a
healthy, balanced BARF diet. The people didn't live as long, either. A
healthy diet, commercial or otherwise, extends life. Since people
usually won't prepare (time, money, etc) a well balanced raw diet,
commercially prepared foods are the healthiest option.

Logically:
Healthy diet extends life.
BARF (prepared correctly) is healthy.
Commercial dog foods are healthy.
Scraps are not healthy.

Conclusion: If people won't prepare a BARF diet and there is no
commercial food, dogs don't live as long.

The second two are common sense and need no source. Good health care
extends life.
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In article ,
lid enlightened us with...
In article ,
But alas not for very long. Modern commercially prepared foods, good
veterinary care and routine vaccinations have vastly extended the life
of domestic pets.

Cite source or retract!!!!!!!!!!


As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

Not to mention the fact that people didn't know (or care) about dog
nutrition. They gave them scraps from the table or killing room, not a
healthy, balanced BARF diet. The people didn't live as long, either. A
healthy diet, commercial or otherwise, extends life. Since people
usually won't prepare (time, money, etc) a well balanced raw diet,
commercially prepared foods are the healthiest option.

Logically:
Healthy diet extends life.
BARF (prepared correctly) is healthy.
Commercial dog foods are healthy.
Scraps are not healthy.

Conclusion: If people won't prepare a BARF diet and there is no
commercial food, dogs don't live as long.

The second two are common sense and need no source. Good health care
extends life.
-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
enlightened us with...
Conclusion: If people won't prepare a BARF diet and there is no
commercial food, dogs don't live as long.

The second two are common sense and need no source. Good health care
extends life.

I kept using "dog", but the same goes for cats, especially with a cat's
specific nutritional needs which can be harder to meet than dogs
(taurine, protein, etc).

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
enlightened us with...
Conclusion: If people won't prepare a BARF diet and there is no
commercial food, dogs don't live as long.

The second two are common sense and need no source. Good health care
extends life.

I kept using "dog", but the same goes for cats, especially with a cat's
specific nutritional needs which can be harder to meet than dogs
(taurine, protein, etc).

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
enlightened us with...
Conclusion: If people won't prepare a BARF diet and there is no
commercial food, dogs don't live as long.

The second two are common sense and need no source. Good health care
extends life.

I kept using "dog", but the same goes for cats, especially with a cat's
specific nutritional needs which can be harder to meet than dogs
(taurine, protein, etc).

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
kaeli wrote:

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...
In article ,
But alas not for very long. Modern commercially prepared foods, good
veterinary care and routine vaccinations have vastly extended the life
of domestic pets.

Cite source or retract!!!!!!!!!!


As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

This article is about how dogs who eat less commercial food live longer
than dogs who eat more commercial food. This hardly supports Steve's
statement that commercial food extends life.

This is a heated topic that I don't have time to pursue fully. I'll just
say that it is my opinion that commercially prepared foods and routine
vaccination have, in fact, caused many of the disturbing and devastating
problems we see in our pets today--which modern veterinary care is
thankfully prepared to treat. I'm serious about asking for a source from
Steve because I am seriously interested. If there is such a controlled
study out there, or even a retrospective analysis, I would truly love to
see it.

-Alison in OH

In article ,
kaeli wrote:

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...
In article ,
But alas not for very long. Modern commercially prepared foods, good
veterinary care and routine vaccinations have vastly extended the life
of domestic pets.

Cite source or retract!!!!!!!!!!


As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

This article is about how dogs who eat less commercial food live longer
than dogs who eat more commercial food. This hardly supports Steve's
statement that commercial food extends life.

This is a heated topic that I don't have time to pursue fully. I'll just
say that it is my opinion that commercially prepared foods and routine
vaccination have, in fact, caused many of the disturbing and devastating
problems we see in our pets today--which modern veterinary care is
thankfully prepared to treat. I'm serious about asking for a source from
Steve because I am seriously interested. If there is such a controlled
study out there, or even a retrospective analysis, I would truly love to
see it.

-Alison in OH

In article ,
kaeli wrote:

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...
In article ,
But alas not for very long. Modern commercially prepared foods, good
veterinary care and routine vaccinations have vastly extended the life
of domestic pets.

Cite source or retract!!!!!!!!!!


As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

This article is about how dogs who eat less commercial food live longer
than dogs who eat more commercial food. This hardly supports Steve's
statement that commercial food extends life.

This is a heated topic that I don't have time to pursue fully. I'll just
say that it is my opinion that commercially prepared foods and routine
vaccination have, in fact, caused many of the disturbing and devastating
problems we see in our pets today--which modern veterinary care is
thankfully prepared to treat. I'm serious about asking for a source from
Steve because I am seriously interested. If there is such a controlled
study out there, or even a retrospective analysis, I would truly love to
see it.

-Alison in OH

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...

As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

This article is about how dogs who eat less commercial food live longer
than dogs who eat more commercial food. This hardly supports Steve's
statement that commercial food extends life.


It's about how diet affects life.
Quality and quantity of food are important.

If there is such a controlled
study out there, or even a retrospective analysis, I would truly love to
see it.


Now, that's a much nicer way to ask.

Honestly, like all things, I think it's a combo. Pets and people live
longer because we know more and care more.

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
lid enlightened us with...

As to the first...
http://www.purina.com/institute/news.asp?article=421

This article is about how dogs who eat less commercial food live longer
than dogs who eat more commercial food. This hardly supports Steve's
statement that commercial food extends life.


It's about how diet affects life.
Quality and quantity of food are important.

If there is such a controlled
study out there, or even a retrospective analysis, I would truly love to
see it.


Now, that's a much nicer way to ask.

Honestly, like all things, I think it's a combo. Pets and people live
longer because we know more and care more.

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
All I ask for is the chance to prove that money
cannot make me happy.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------